Rejected Families: Established and Innovative Structures of Service

Alternative structures of social work services to families, especially those rejected from meaningful extrafamilial relationships, are recommended. Rejected families, the established structure of family service, & some innovative modifications to this structure are described. Special attention is given to one type of innovative family-service structure, an experimental family residential center, which was successful in reducing rates of child abuse in the Netherlands. Innovative family-service structures, including residential centers, could help many families that do not benefit from the existing structure of family services. 25 References. Modified HA.